Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 11AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 71 | 31 | 42 | 46 | 77 | 118 | 88 | 132 | 180 | 114 | 147 | 226 | 435 | 1176 | 1790 | 1769 | 2249 | 2359 | 1677 | 2196 | 2207 | 2184 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:10AM1.80m | 7:31PM1.67m | 7:59AM1.75m | 8:22PM1.61m | 8:51AM1.71m | 9:15PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30PM0.36m | 1:45AM0.36m | 2:21PM0.42m | 2:35AM0.42m | 3:12PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | NE 8 | SE 6 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 42 | 26 | 31 | 42 | 46 | 49 | 118 | 47 | 132 | 180 | 114 | 147 | 15 | 34 | 33 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 576 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 6 | NE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 12 | — | — | ENE 9 | NE 9 | — | S 16 | — |
| kJ | 26 | 31 | 29 | 17 | 32 | 58 | 47 | 88 | 53 | 66 | 113 | 54 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 9 | 14 | — | 20 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 94 | 71 | 20 | 31 | 16 | 77 | 18 | 31 | 26 | 37 | 29 | 27 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | E 5 | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | — | SSW 3 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 27 | 19 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 75 | — | 7 | 226 | 435 | 1176 | 1790 | 1769 | 2249 | 2359 | 1677 | 2196 | 2207 | 2184 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 216 | 44 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 44 | 36 |
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